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1 Maccabees 1:28-30
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 1:28-30
Common English Bible
28 Even the land shook for its people,
and all of Jacob’s house
was clothed with shame.
Occupation of Jerusalem
29 Two years later,[a] to collect tribute from the Judean cities, King Antiochus sent his chief officer, who came to Jerusalem with a large army. 30 The agent spoke peaceably and the Jews believed him, but he was deceitful. Without warning, he attacked the city, dealt it a brutal blow, and killed many Israelites.
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- 1 Maccabees 1:29 167 BCE
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